Competing with her brakewoman Kehri Jones, Meyers Taylor negotiated the course in a time of 50.36sec to move to the top of the standings.

The 2015 world champion would preserve that position by clocking 50.65 in the final run, ending the event with an overall time of 1min 41.01sec.

Victory will provide the Americans with a confidence boost ahead of the World Championships, which are due to take place on the track from February 13 to 26.

“Königssee is a tricky track,” said Meyers Taylor, the Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medallist.

“The Kreisel curve here at Königssee is still my arch nemesis.

“I again struggled there today, however, our good start times were enough to secure the win.”

Fellow Americans Jamie Greubel Poser and Aja Evans were second in a time of 1:41.27, while the podium was completed by Germany’s Mariama Jamanka and Annika Drazek.

The European champions ended in a time of 1:41.67.

Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Cynthia Appiah ended in fourth place, but retained the overall World Cup lead on 1,236 points, with Greubel Poser just 17 points behind.

There was a clean sweep for Germany in the women’s skeleton competition with Jacqueline Lölling leading the way.

Lölling secured her second World Cup win be ending in 1:43.21, with Tina Hermann ending 0.46 off the pace to finish as the runner-up.

Anna Fernstädt was a further 0.01 down to complete the all-German podium.

Lölling tops the World Cup standings with 1,214 points, with Austria’s Janine Flock second on 1,121 after a seventh place finish today.

Men’s competitions are due to take place tomorrow at the venue.

Elsewhere in Germany, the latest round of the IBSF Para-sport World Cup is beginning in Oberhof, with the event doubling as the European Championships.

Two competitions are being held in both the skeleton and seated bobsleigh disciplines.

More follows.